according to the rcw below, it`s not.

RCW 77.12.760
Steelhead trout fishery.
Steelhead trout shall be managed solely as a recreational fishery for non-Indian fishermen under the rule-setting authority of the fish and wildlife commission.

Commercial non-Indian steelhead fisheries are not authorized.


[1993 sp.s. c 2 § 78.]

NOTES:


Effective date -- 1993 sp.s. c 2 §§ 1-6, 8-59, and 61-79: See RCW 43.300.900.


Severability -- 1993 sp.s. c 2: See RCW 43.300.901.


Commercial non-Indian steelhead fisheries are not authorized

how can anyone say that when a gillnet goes in the water it`s not fishing for steelhead ??